Portait

Work on Paper

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Portait

Entry/Object ID

A 66.2

Description

Pastel on paper half-portrait of a bare-breasted woman with a thin gauze-like material around her shoulders and over one arm. Her blonde hair is braided. In a modern gold frame under glass with black and gold border. In original eglomise mat.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pastel on paper

Category

Prints/Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

A 66.2

Source or Donor

Department of Parks, City of New York

Acquisition Method

Loan

Credit Line

On Loan from Department of Parks, City of New York

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1800 - 1825

Place

Country

Probably England, England

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

15-3/4 in

Width

12-1/2 in

Condition

Notes

Cleaned 4/10/67 Small chips and areas of paint loss throughout frame. 1"" tear in bottom left corner. 1-1/8"" tear in bottom right corner.

Provenance

Notes

On loan from the Department of Parks, City of New York 1966 Frame purchased from William. C. Kennedy, 3/26/64